Large Brush Fire Battled In Bensalem

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Fire crews battled a large brush fire in a wooded area in the township Tuesday afternoon as it was contained from nearby homes thanks to the help of residents.

The Bensalem Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid crews responded late Tuesday afternoon to a wooded area on Tremont Avenue.

Fire officials said the brush fire broke out between the CSX railroad tracks and SEPTA tracks.

The brush fire then extended to a home on Ramble Road, fire officials said.

Fire officials thanked local residents who helped and “knew the woods like the back of their hands.”

Fire companies, including the Third District Volunteer Fire Company, were on the scene for an “extended length of time,” officials said.

(Bensalem Volunteer Fire Department)